Full Name | Jocelyn Wildenstein |
Birthplace | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Birthday | August 5, 1940 |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Relationship Status | Single |
Height | 5 feet 11 inches (180cm) |
Weight | 145lbs (65kg) |
Net Worth | $500 million |
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Biography
Jocelyne Wildenstein, originally known as Jocelyne Périsset, was born on August 5, 1940, in Switzerland. She is a socialite who became famous for having a lot of cosmetic surgeries, which made her look like a cat. In 1999, she went through a very public divorce from Alec Wildenstein, who was a billionaire art dealer and businessman. Jocelyn is known for living a very fancy lifestyle, but unfortunately, she later had to declare bankruptcy.
Family
Jocelyne Wildenstein was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 7, 1940. Her dad worked in a sports store, and her mom was a homemaker. When she was 17, she started dating Cyril Piguet, who produced a movie. Later, she lived in Paris with Sergio Gobbi, a filmmaker from Italy and France. While she was there, she learned how to hunt and fly planes.
Cosmetic surgery
Wildenstein is famous for living a very lavish life. She once added up her yearly telephone bill to be $60,000 and her expenses for food and wine to be $547,000.
In her divorce settlement, Wildenstein received a whopping $2.5 billion, and she also got $100 million every year for the next 13 years. However, the judge made it clear that she couldn’t use any of the alimony money for more cosmetic surgeries.
After her divorce, Wildenstein sold her home in New York to a real estate developer named Janna Bullock for $13 million.
Cosmetic surgery
Wildenstein has undergone many surgeries to change her face. Because of her appearance, the media has given her nicknames like Catwoman, The Lion Queen, and The Bride of Wildenstein. Although she denies having excessive plastic surgery and mentions her Swiss heritage as a reason, she did admit to a surgery that cost millions of dollars to make her eyes look more like a cat’s, which she did with her husband.
Alec Wildenstein, her husband, said, “She thought she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. But skin doesn’t work that way. However, she didn’t want to listen.”